Disaster evacuation: An exploratory study of older men and women in Georgia and North Carolina

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 46-54

  Rosenkoetter, Marlene M ^a   Covan, Eleanor Krassen ^b   Bunting, Sheila ^a   Cobb, Brenda K ^a   Fugate Whitlock, Elizabeth ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 38349157792     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20071201-06     Document Type: Article

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